Settlers burn cars, trees near Abu Falah during olive pick
A local official said four dual Palestinian-American citizens were among those hurt near Abu Falah as trees and vehicles were set alight during the annual harvest.
A local official said 12 Palestinians were injured near Abu Falah, including four dual Palestinian-American citizens, plus a foreign journalist.
Witnesses described masked settlers attacking with sticks, rocks and other weapons, burning cars and olive trees.
The UN said settler attacks in the past two weeks already exceed the whole of last year’s harvest season, and that violence this year is at an all-time high.
A US State Department spokesperson condemned criminal violence in the West Bank and called for investigations, arrests and convictions.